Tuesday, January 15, 2019

The Case for Monogenēs Meaning "Only Begotten" is Mounting


I don't take a dogmatic stance on the meaning of monogenes . I'm open to either interpretation. However, it is interesting that the tide of scholarly consensus is slowly turning back to the traditional interpretation.


Let’s Go Back to ‘Only Begotten’ by Charles Lee Irons


Lee Irons has posted a summary of his unpublished paper on MONOGENES by Denny Burk


Μονογενής = ‘only begotten’? by Daniel B. Wallace


The Johannine Use of Monogenēs Reconsidered by J. V. Dahms



 Wayne Grudem Reverses His Views And Now Affirms that Monogenēs Usually Means "Only Begotten"



Monogenes: ‘only begotten’ or ‘one of a kind’? written by L. Brigden, Senior Editorial Consultant
https://www.tbsbibles.org/page/monogenes

Monday, January 14, 2019

Steve Hays' Excellent Critique of Dale Tuggy's Performance In His Debate with Michael Brown


Here's Steve Hays' excellent review of Dale Tuggy's part in his debate with Michael Brown



Note my comments in the combox. Which includes my blogpost where I've linked to materials where I've personally interacted with Dale Tuggy:

Interactions with Well Known Unitarian and Philosopher Dale Tuggy



Here's the debate itself:



More relevant blogposts:

An Observation About the Tuggy-Brown Debate by James N. Anderson

Tuggy v. Brown by Steve Hays [same link at the top]

Who's the only true God? by Steve Hays

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever by Steve Hays

Praying to Jesus by Steve Hays

Is John 8:58 about predestination rather than preexistence? by Steve Hays